title: Is a potential Alzheimer's therapy already in use for other conditions? Can medications for hypertension, diabetes and acne help with the symptoms?
abstract: There is an urgent need to develop and evaluate more effective pharmacological treatments for Alzheimer's disease (AD). This editorial explores the avenue of drug repositioning and outlines a number of existing treatments that show great promise as therapies, in addition to discussing the potential for high-throughput drug discovery techniques in this important field.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corbett
authors.forename: Clive
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ballard
mesh_terms: D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D058492:Drug Repositioning; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D057911:Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents